She did not understand the fun of shooting birds

In her novels and private correspondence, the gap was narrowed. What was human became animal and what was animal became human.

LiteratureAngus McGregorOctober 16, 2023poetry, virginia woolf, animals, literature, literary analysis

Do not disturb my circles

Nothing comes from nothing, And so Prometheus toiled: I must change your life.

LiteratureZara HussainOctober 16, 2023time, poetry, life, greek

Visiting an Indian temple

Ashray Kumar visits an Indian temple.

ArtAshray KumarOctober 16, 2023photography, art, culture, India, relegion

What's the Craic?

Craic is my attempt to publish my own work, through championing Northern Irish culture. It started as a response to increasing tensions during the pandemic and through Brexit in the U.K.

CultureJames RobinsonOctober 16, 2023ireland, magazine, craic, photography

SUDS' 'Blithe Spirit' review: "a lovely little farce"

‘Blithe Spirit’ is a 3-act performance that acts as an absolute testament to what student theatre can be.

CampusNathan PhillisOctober 4, 2023student theatre, drama, Blithe Spirit, play, theatre

Welcome to the (tragic) family, son

There is no definitive limit to our physique; it’s always “moving in and out of focus”.

CultureKelly CaviediSeptember 28, 2023technology, social media, films, posthumanism, video games

A brief inquiry into chance encounters in the digital age

I realised that sometimes it's best to savour the memory of a spontaneous connection rather than holding onto people with the strings of technology.

CultureJuliette JarrettSeptember 28, 2023travel writing, france, french, technology, social media

A moment of silence

For the first time in years, he decides to stop digging.

ISSUE 10, LiteratureSusanna PangSeptember 27, 2023poetry, heartfelt, family

With teeth: Why girls love vampires

Suspended between death and life, the vampire occupies a liminal space wherein typical boundaries can be blurred.

Film, CultureChloe AtkinsonSeptember 27, 2023identity, literature, art, opinion, existential horror, vampire, twilight, girl, feminism

A night in the most popular sex shop on Oxford Street

For many people, the idea of walking into an adult shop can be intimidating or embarrassing, though it doesn’t have to be — buying a sex toy can be a fun and empowering experience.

Culture, ISSUE 10Echo HuangSeptember 27, 2023sex shop, sex toy, adult world

The warrior women of Dahomey

These warriors are the only known army in modern history to be exclusively composed of women, and they protected the citizens of their kingdom for at least two centuries.

Culture, ISSUE 10Imogen SabeySeptember 27, 2023culture, history, warrior women

bAKEHOUSE's 'Human Activity' at KXT Broadway: Review

There’s a heavy weight here. Human Activity bears it exceptionally well.

CultureSandra KallarakkalSeptember 25, 2023human activity, bAKEHOUSE, review

Whose coffee culture?

There’s an almost irreconcilable discord between the Sydney coffee culture projected by mainstream food publications and the realities of most Sydneysiders.

ISSUE 10, Culture, Food, RecessHuw Bradshaw and Lizzy KwokSeptember 25, 2023identity, sydney, Western Sydney, food, food writing, Korea, turkey, coffee

Three steps to ennui in Sydney (and three reasons not to follow them)

Today Milan Kundera died; and forty years ago, a different student entered his world of middle-aged fever-dreams.

Literature, Art, ISSUE 10Nicholas OsiowySeptember 25, 2023identity, literature, art, opinion, sydney, existential horror, existential

I am a ghost watching my own body

We are player, viewer, voyeur, flaneur, spectator, and character all at once.

Literature, ISSUE 10, ArtJoan de la KagsawaSeptember 25, 2023identity, literature, art, opinion, sydney, Western Sydney, spectatorship

Love unscripted: The culture industry’s romantic reel dance

Business is business, what else are you supposed to do?

Culture, Film, ISSUE 10Mia RetallackSeptember 25, 2023culture, film, romance, comedy, art criticism, politics

Waking up down

Still, time does this funny thing of moving on.

ISSUE 09, ArtLong Huỳnh and Sandra KallarakkalSeptember 20, 2023identity, art, coming of age, life, mundanity

Let's pretend

On that Friday afternoon, we revisited those shy little girls that met for the first time, tangled hair from climbing trees and crayon smeared hands that reached out to hold, toothless grins whispering ‘Let’s pretend...’

ISSUE 09, ArtJustine HuSeptember 20, 2023art, girl, girlhood, photography, australia, nature, identity

I was caught walking home with a pep in my step: 'Make Love, Not Instruments' by Hat Trick Review

‘The Spare Keys’ in Make Love, Not Instruments take you by the hand on a vocal journey, sonically stunning with a rich setlist of showtunes, mid-century love songs and modern belters.

Culture, MusicHugo HaySeptember 19, 2023review, a capella, sydney fringe festival, the spare keys

people

I’m not very good at keeping things alive.

ArtSonal KambleSeptember 19, 2023reflection, comic, art, coming of age, virgo, moons